Fire Flies

Photograph by Hidenobu Suzuki , National Geographic Your Shot

These homemade and handheld pistol fireworks are used at the Gion Matsuri festival at the Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi City, Japan, writes Hidenobu Suzuki , who shared this picture with our Your Shot community. The festival takes place on the third Friday in July.

Suzuki s picture recently appeared in Your Shot s Daily Dozen .

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